The Start Of The End [BOOK 1: WAR OF MORTALS] [Completed]

A Theory

I pace the length of the room at the end of the bed. Today is too important to mess up. Not only is it my birthday, but it's also my coronation. Of course, it's not actually a coronation, but it's close to. The FOTD has a special way we welcome our new leaders. I pace and pace and pace and pace and-

"Stooooooop! You're giving me a headache!" Cheshire complains. I give her a skeptical look.

"You want me to stop pacing when I'm freaking out eternally? Long shot. Really, it is." Cheshire stands up and places her hands on my shoulders. She heaves a sigh before continuing what she was about to say.

"Everything will be okay. Just keep calm. Plus, who knows my plan may work!" She winks at me and walks over to her vanity dresser. She sits down and starts doing her own makeup. Makeup and hair supplies litter the top of the dresser. The mirror has stickers all over it, but not too many that she can't see her reflection. A tiara sits on the top of the mirror as the light bounces off of it making a triangle and diamond print on the walls. My mind wanders to who originally got her that tiara. It wasn't Fe, cause if he bought her one it would be way bigger. So who was it?

"Hey, Cheshire?" I get a hum in response. I quickly think on how I want to phrase as I start to also remember her background. "Did Fe buy you the tiara?" I question. Cheshire place the eyebrow brush she was using down. She turns toward me and I can see the remorse in her eyes.

"My brother," She mumbles. I almost didn't catch it because she spoke so softly. I remember her saying she had siblings. "It was the last thing I got from him before the fire." The fire. How could anyone forget something like a house fire? I remember that do so clearly as well.

Cheshire had been with the FOTD for about a year or so. Her family didn't quite approve, but they didn't quite disapprove either. She had 3 brothers and 2 sisters. They all lived with their parents in this giant ass maison only 20 minutes out of Dienon Forest in Eastglens. Now, Eastglens was a very small town with only 200 people living in it. There was one big family, one big rich family in that town. The Allens and Cheshire is the youngest out of that family. They were a very cruel family and kept very close tabs on the town's residents. Cheshire joined in an attempt to save her and twin from the family. After a year of having both of them under our protection, the town's people of Eastglens set the Allen family household on fire and Cheshire was the only one to survive. She's lived in the warehouse ever since. I don't know what she went through emotionally that day, but I can tell it's ruined her.

"Cheshire, what was his name? I want to help you and I know you think he's still alive. You've told Fe that many times. What was his name?" Cheshire carefully wipes her tears away. I know she was remembering the fire just like me. I know we both went through flashback. I know we both hated it. I know she wants it to go away, that she wants him to be fine. She looks up at the tiara and utters his name finally.

"James."

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I walk back into the warehouse joking around with Felix about anything we can think of. We're both carrying multiple bags full of party supplies and presents that Felix thought that Jynx would like. Of course, I have no idea what half of them are cause I was grabbing a movie from the device section. The warehouse looks a little bit more full than it did when we left. Drinks are set up everywhere, there's an dunking for apples station, the warehouse is decorated in black and red, and the DJ's booth is covered in pumpkins, apples, and bats.

"So out of random curiosity, where are you from? I don't think you've told me." I ask Felix. He chuckles a little and waves a dismissive hand. His eyes lit up with happiness at the thought of his home. He must have loved it there. That makes me wonder why he left.